Supreme Court of India

Mahabir Kishore & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [1989] 3 S.C.R. 596
Bench G.L. Oza and K.N. Saikia JJ.
Decided 31 July 1989

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In the result, we set aside the Judgment of the High Court, allow the appeal and remand the suit.

Judgment, page 14

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